In an open letter to the Senate, a coalition of 149 conservatives led by some of radio's top talkers, like Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham, warn of the grave dangers of the Gang of Eight's immigration bill, S. 744.

The bill "cedes excessive control over immigration law to an administration that has repeatedly proven itself to be untrustworthy, even duplicitous," the letter warns.

Radio hosts signing the letter urging defeat of the bill include:

Mark Levin

Monica Crowley

Laura Ingraham

Lars Larson

Phil Valentine

Roger Hedgecock

Greg Garrison

Lynn Woolley

Howie Carr

Dr. Gina Loudon

Will Anderson

Michael Berry

Michael Brown

Melody Burns

Dave Elswick

Helen Glover

Matt Murphy

Reid Mullins

Bill Post

The letter says the bill poses even more Big Government problems:

"Is bloated and unwieldy along the lines of Obamacare,"

"Expands government by creating new bureaucracies, authorizing new spending, and calling for endless regulations," and

We write to express our serious concerns regarding the Gang of Eight's immigration bill, S. 744. We oppose this bill and urge you to vote against it when it comes to the Senate floor. No matter how well-intentioned, the Schumer-Rubio bill suffers from fundamental design flaws that make it unsalvageable. Many of us support various parts of the legislation, but the overall package is so unsatisfactory that the Senate would do better to start over from scratch.

We have a variety of concerns; some of us share only one, others share all. Among these concerns are that the bill:

Is bloated and unwieldy along the lines of Obamacare or Dodd-Frank;

Cedes excessive control over immigration law to an administration that has repeatedly proven itself to be untrustworthy, even duplicitous;